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Wibest – Oil and Petroleum: A man picking up crude oil with his bare hands.

Oil and Petroleum Futures Sees Gains, Market Stays Calm

As the market rests and relaxes for the holiday season, oil and petroleum bulls are having their way in the market. Although the emerging markets across the globe are not open today due to Christmas celebrations. Analysts point to trade agreement optimism as the main source of strength for today’s rally. West Texas Intermediate contract …

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Wibest – Iran: Iranian and Saudi Arabian flags.

The Clash of Middle Eastern Titans: Iran and Saudi Arabia

Iran and Saudi Arabia have been long-time rivals. And this year, things just got more complicated. The Iran-Saudi Arabi Proxy Conflict or Iran-Saudi Arabia cold war, as they call it, started when the Iranian Revolution flared up in 1979. On the other side, Saudi Arabia is building up its leadership in the Muslim world by …

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Wibest – Spot Gold Prices: Two gold bars over a gold clothe.

Spot Gold Prices Rally Ahead of the Holidays | Wibest

Commodities on the market are on the move again thanks to recent news about the US-China trade war. Spot gold prices climb to monthly highs after China criticized the new US interface. The highly volatile metal’s safe-haven appeal is gleaming thanks to the two biggest economies. Aside from that, the holiday sessions – Christmas and …

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Wibest – Turkish: A military drone in an army base.

Turkish Drone Flies to Cyprus, Gas Tension Escalates

The tensions in the Middle East and the world of crude oil doesn’t only span to Iran and the Persian Gulf. Just recently, a Turkish military drone headed to Northern Cyprus as tensions for gas exploration heightens. With that move, Turkey has pulled the tension strings in the eastern Mediterranean tighter. The unmanned aircraft was …

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Wibest – United States: Iranian flag over an oil pump jack.

Saudi Arabia Defends Shale Production in the United States

Last week during the OPEC meeting in Vienna, Riyadh’s Energy Minister defended the shale production in the United States. Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman brushed off any rivalry between the US and Saudi Arabia and other established producers. The Saudi Arabian prince and official spoke to the press following the announcement of OPEC’s decision on Friday. …

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Market Charts and Analysis

Daily Market Charts and Analysis December 02, 2019

Here are the latest market charts and analysis for today. Check them out and know what’s happening in the market today. USDMXN The pair is trading in the green, gathering upward momentum after breaking above both the 50- and 200-day moving average. The pair has experienced a downtrend after its late-August highs, using both the …

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Market Charts and Analysis

Daily Market Charts and Analysis November 22, 2019

Here are the latest market charts and analysis for today. Check them out and know what’s happening in the market today. NZDCAD The pair is perking up on the daily charts, recovering from the recent slump and breaking above its tight ranges recorded in October. For fundamentals, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) …

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Wibest – Oil and petroleum: Crude oil containers.

Oil and Petroleum Prices Down Against Small Inventory Build

Oil and petroleum contracts went down during this Thursday’s trading after hitting resistance. Despite rallying earlier after the release of the report, prices bounced off their resistance. WTI crude oil contract went down by 0.32% or 0.18 points in today’s trading. WTI crude prices are currently down from $57.01 to $56.83 this Thursday’s sessions. Meanwhile, …

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Houthis

Houthis Rebel Group Seize an Oil Rig in the Red Sea | Wibest

The Houthis from Yemen recently seized a vessel that was pulling cargo from Asia in the Red Sea on Sunday. The Saudi-led coalition announced the recent capture on Monday which further escalated the tensions in the Middle East. The recent move by the Yemen-based rebels is seen as a continuation of the drone attacks and …

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Iranian authorities and cryptocurrencies

Digital currencies and electricity prices

Iranian authorities are trying to regulate the crypto mining. On the one hand, Iran wants to boost the local cryptocurrency market. On the other hand, it is trying to expose illegal crypto mining operations in the country. Digital currencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum and others offer several advantages in comparison with fiat currencies. Iran has …

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